Dear MEL School's Topic Readers,
Which do you prefer, organic or conventional, for your coffee, lettuce, milk, strawberries and eggs?
You probably are aware that organic produce is more expensive but is thought to be healthier and more environmentally friendly. However, when it comes to production efficiency, which seems to be another important aspect to look at to cope with the increasing population on the planet, there seems to be some advantage for conventional produce.
You can also learn quite a few practical technical words and expressions in this article.
Enjoy reading and learning from organic versus conventional comparison! TK
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/26/world/organic-food-yield/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
4/30/2012
4/29/2012
Topic Reading-Vol.18-4/29/2012
Dear MEL School's Topic Readers,
The title of the article says; Palace: Kate has graduated as 'fully fledged' royal.
You can assume Kate is the wife of Prince William, the crown prince of the British Monarch, who has been Duchess of Cambridge and is now regarded officially a member of the royal family after a year of transition period. Interestingly, a word "objectives" is used in the article number of times, which suggests their objective-oriented business mind. Another word you may be interested to learn is "fully-fledged". Now, enjoy reading and learning from British Royal Family! TK
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/26/world/europe/uk-royal-kate-graduates/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
The title of the article says; Palace: Kate has graduated as 'fully fledged' royal.
You can assume Kate is the wife of Prince William, the crown prince of the British Monarch, who has been Duchess of Cambridge and is now regarded officially a member of the royal family after a year of transition period. Interestingly, a word "objectives" is used in the article number of times, which suggests their objective-oriented business mind. Another word you may be interested to learn is "fully-fledged". Now, enjoy reading and learning from British Royal Family! TK
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/26/world/europe/uk-royal-kate-graduates/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
4/28/2012
Topic Reading-Vol.17-4/28/2012
Dear MEL School's Topic Readers,
When it comes to religions, we Japanese aren't knowledgeable or sensible enough to deal with the world properly. Here is an incident that alert how sensitive a religion or religious people and society could be. Egypt's Most Popular Comedian Guilty of Insulting Islam for the movies he played roles in the last century!
Enjoy reading and learning it! TK.
http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-most-popular-comedian-adel-imam-guilty-insulting-152733011--abc-news-topstories.html
When it comes to religions, we Japanese aren't knowledgeable or sensible enough to deal with the world properly. Here is an incident that alert how sensitive a religion or religious people and society could be. Egypt's Most Popular Comedian Guilty of Insulting Islam for the movies he played roles in the last century!
Enjoy reading and learning it! TK.
http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-most-popular-comedian-adel-imam-guilty-insulting-152733011--abc-news-topstories.html
4/27/2012
Topic Reading-Vol.16-4/27/2012
Dear MEL School's Topic Readers,
For the last several decades, the world population has been increasing at a much faster than pace than ever before in human history to seven billion, and is growing even further to nine by the middle of the century. Here is interesting photos showing how the landscapes of those fastest-growing cities have changed for the last few decades.
Please make sure to click on each image and scroll between past and present to see how our urban sprawl has transformed our landscape. This will show you those changes very clearly.
Enjoy reading/seeing this time and learning from the photos and brief articles! TK
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/world/road-to-rio/satellite-photos-urban-sprawl/index.html?hpt=wo_mid
For the last several decades, the world population has been increasing at a much faster than pace than ever before in human history to seven billion, and is growing even further to nine by the middle of the century. Here is interesting photos showing how the landscapes of those fastest-growing cities have changed for the last few decades.
Please make sure to click on each image and scroll between past and present to see how our urban sprawl has transformed our landscape. This will show you those changes very clearly.
Enjoy reading/seeing this time and learning from the photos and brief articles! TK
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/world/road-to-rio/satellite-photos-urban-sprawl/index.html?hpt=wo_mid
4/26/2012
Topic Reading-Vol.15-4/26/2012
Dear MEL School's Topic Readers,
1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed! How shocking it sounds!
This is a survey result of the US job market for college graduates but how different it is from the ones of China, Spain, France, Korea or possibly future Japan?
It's a bit lengthy article, so please read as much as you're interested.
Enjoy reading and learning from it! TK
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-2-graduates-jobless-underemployed-140300522.html
1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed! How shocking it sounds!
This is a survey result of the US job market for college graduates but how different it is from the ones of China, Spain, France, Korea or possibly future Japan?
It's a bit lengthy article, so please read as much as you're interested.
Enjoy reading and learning from it! TK
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-2-graduates-jobless-underemployed-140300522.html
4/25/2012
Topic Reading-Vol.14-4/25/2012
Dear MEL School's Topic Readers,
How much an adorable six-year-old boy can do for his dad? Here is an article and a short video that shows a small act by a little kid could become a moving cause having been spreading from a small neighborhood to neighboring community, and even to the society through social network. Also impressing is how a little kid like Drew can speak up so determinedly in front of the TV camera.
Enjoy reading and learning from this heart-warming article. TK
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/6-old-lemonade-stand-raises-10-000-dad-165341449.html
How much an adorable six-year-old boy can do for his dad? Here is an article and a short video that shows a small act by a little kid could become a moving cause having been spreading from a small neighborhood to neighboring community, and even to the society through social network. Also impressing is how a little kid like Drew can speak up so determinedly in front of the TV camera.
Enjoy reading and learning from this heart-warming article. TK
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/6-old-lemonade-stand-raises-10-000-dad-165341449.html
4/24/2012
Topic Reading-Vol.13-4/24/2012
Dear MEL School's Topic Readers,
Electric Vehicle is thought to be one of the most advanced categories of transportation. But you might be suprised to learn that over 120 million so-called e-bikes are running on China's streets, of that 25 million were sold last year alone. Now, they want to develop e-cars and hybrid vehicles market through government subsides. What would be your choice if those energy-saving vehicles were sold at a half the price of Japanese brands? Enjoy reading and learning from it. TK
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/19/content_15084804.htm
Electric Vehicle is thought to be one of the most advanced categories of transportation. But you might be suprised to learn that over 120 million so-called e-bikes are running on China's streets, of that 25 million were sold last year alone. Now, they want to develop e-cars and hybrid vehicles market through government subsides. What would be your choice if those energy-saving vehicles were sold at a half the price of Japanese brands? Enjoy reading and learning from it. TK
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/19/content_15084804.htm
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